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ophthalmic

The origin and history of ophthalmic.

Etymology

English borrowed this from Latin ophthalmicus, itself from Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμῐκός (ophthălmĭkós, "of or for the eyes"), built from ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós, "eye") plus the adjectival suffix -ῐκός (-ĭkós, "-ic").

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